The recent release of DouBao AI Model 1.6 signifies a quantum leap in its comprehensive capabilities. This upgraded version demonstrates remarkable performance enhancements in core areas such as reasoning, mathematics, and instruction following, while significantly reducing the barriers to user engagement. This advancement pushes the rapid application of AI Agents across various industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, and finance.
DouBao 1.6 has made its mark globally by achieving top-tier results in complex reasoning, competitive-level mathematics, multi-round dialogues, and instruction adherence. A notable example is its performance on a Beijing Haidian District college entrance examination mock paper, where it scored 154 points higher in the science section and 90 points higher in the humanities compared to the previous year. This achievement has garnered significant attention from businesses, leading to a surge in daily token usage from 12.7 trillion tokens in March to 16.4 trillion tokens by the end of May.
Maintaining its market-leading position, DouBao 1.6 continues to offer competitive pricing by innovatively adopting a "length of input" pricing model. For instance, within the 0-32K input range, DouBao 1.6 charges only 0.8 yuan per million tokens for input and 8 yuan per million tokens for output, reducing the overall cost to one-third of its predecessor. The Seedance1.0pro model further extends affordability with a charge of just 0.015 yuan per thousand tokens, providing users with an economical alternative.
Innovation in DouBao AI Model is not limited to its pricing; it also extends to its multimodal capabilities, covering video, image, voice, and music domains, offering business users a new level of intelligent experience. Tan Dai, President of Volcano Engine, stated that the essence of the AI era lies in Agents capable of autonomous perception and planning to accomplish more complex tasks. Industry clients concur, as evidenced by Mercedes-Benz integrating DouBao AI into its new models to better understand the needs of Chinese customers.
DouBao 1.6 is also accelerating the practical application of Agents, reshaping user experiences. Users can now utilize DouBao 1.6 to automate browser operations for hotel reservations or organize shopping receipts into Excel spreadsheets. Furthermore, a collaboration with Luckin Coffee has brought AI ordering smart entities to the market, enabling a novel consumer experience through voice ordering.
Tan Dai emphasized the importance of reducing Token costs for the efficient operation of Agents. The breakthroughs in DouBao 1.6 enable businesses to construct truly intelligent AI Agents at a low cost, laying the groundwork for future intelligent development.